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he is most welcome to come to brussels. >> first of all let me say again how much we should recognize and welcome the work that food banks do. it was the last government i think that quite rightly actually recognize that giving food banks and the were. as honorable members have asked this question and shout out a lot about, let me remind them of one simple fact. they use a food banks went up tenfold under the last labour government. so before they try to use this as some political weapon, they should recognize it started under their own government. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the national star college in my constituency provides world renowned care for some of our disabled youngsters with the most profound and complex learning difficulties to enable them to lead an independent life. sadly, it and a few similar colleges future is being placed in jeopardy by decisions about funny. as i'm sure my right honorable friend will wish to solve this problem, may i invite him to come to the college, see the wonderful care for himself? >> well, as my constituency -- i'm happy to discuss this issue
he is most welcome to come to brussels. >> first of all let me say again how much we should recognize and welcome the work that food banks do. it was the last government i think that quite rightly actually recognize that giving food banks and the were. as honorable members have asked this question and shout out a lot about, let me remind them of one simple fact. they use a food banks went up tenfold under the last labour government. so before they try to use this as some political weapon,...
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it's interesting that one of the real drivers in brussels, he came out with a statement the other say -- the other day saying complacency and i think he's right on. judge of all these people saying mario draghi made that comment in july 26 with the markets have gone. the markets can be right but the markets can be wrong. and i think that not having been able to do the three things i said with a fixed timeline basically system how long as you're going to be stuck here? and so i think that this is a real question. you mentioned india also. andy was a 8.5, 9% growth. brought below 6% we have these major economies where they are. i think you need a good dose of not only fiscal stimulus and monetary stimulus but you've got to back that up with structural reform and i think deregulation. and i think that's really key for the world to get out of this problem that it is in today. because we agree, growth and jobs. if you can't show the path to grow, that's why i use -- because it is a pathway to growth. korea 1998, came into power, a man of the left. .. >> i don't know how many restructurings
it's interesting that one of the real drivers in brussels, he came out with a statement the other say -- the other day saying complacency and i think he's right on. judge of all these people saying mario draghi made that comment in july 26 with the markets have gone. the markets can be right but the markets can be wrong. and i think that not having been able to do the three things i said with a fixed timeline basically system how long as you're going to be stuck here? and so i think that this...
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not just in our country but in brussels as well. enough of the craziness of austerity. what beare telling you plainly and clearly is that this agreement, this famous memorandum of understanding a memorandum of austerity, this agreement is broken every day by reality i.t. what we want to renegotiate is the actual terms of lending. but the memorandum of austerity is already cut for us. it has been rejected by life itself. and allow me to stress this fact that it's not the imf's job to forecast what is going to happen . >> translator: what is going to happen if there's a political change that takes place. we can continue without the kind of observations and comments that are undercutting the stability of the economy. nevertheless, i want to hail the warning to send out brussels, frankfurt, berlin, that the agreement has been already been overpassed by reality. that is impossible for it to be self-ly implemented even if they convince every greek man, woman, and child and wake up and send the entire day upholding it to a t. you see, this is an agreement that is contrary to t
not just in our country but in brussels as well. enough of the craziness of austerity. what beare telling you plainly and clearly is that this agreement, this famous memorandum of understanding a memorandum of austerity, this agreement is broken every day by reality i.t. what we want to renegotiate is the actual terms of lending. but the memorandum of austerity is already cut for us. it has been rejected by life itself. and allow me to stress this fact that it's not the imf's job to forecast...
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it's interesting that one of the real drivers in brussels is ali rand. and he came out with a statement the other day saying he's concerned about complacency, and i think he's right on. because you have all these people saying, oh, since mario draghi made that comment on july 26th, look where the markets have gone. well, you know, the markets can be right, but the markets can be wrong. and i think not having been able to do the three things i said with a fixed timeline basically said how long is europe going to be stuck in here. and so i think that this is a real question. you mentioned india also. india was up 8.5, 9% growth. dropped below 6%. when you have these major world economies where they are. and so i think you need a good dose of not only fiscal stimulus and monetary stimulus, but you've got to back that up with structural reform. and i think deregulation. and i think that's really key to, for the world to get out of this problem that it's in today. because we both agree it's all growth and jobs. and if you can't show the path -- that's why i u
it's interesting that one of the real drivers in brussels is ali rand. and he came out with a statement the other day saying he's concerned about complacency, and i think he's right on. because you have all these people saying, oh, since mario draghi made that comment on july 26th, look where the markets have gone. well, you know, the markets can be right, but the markets can be wrong. and i think not having been able to do the three things i said with a fixed timeline basically said how long...
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british public have seen treaty after treaty introduced to this house passing powers from westminster to brussels. they've seen a huge change in the european union over the last 30 years. they see a big change taking place because of the euro zone and that is why i think it's right to resell our relationship with europe and then to trust the people. >> thank you, mr. speaker. [inaudible] recent revolutions show about the secretive series abuse of powers continues with involvement of the police and the security services. will be prime minister have an investigation into the scandal that has ruined, continues to run the lives of many hard-working men, women, and their families? >> the honorable member quite rightly raised the issue that i know the opposition will be racing today in the debate and let me say the blacklisting that occurred was a completely unacceptable project that i think the previous government was right to bring in legislation to make it unlawful. we've seen no evidence that the blacklisting regulations introduced are not doing their job and the company responsible was shut down i
british public have seen treaty after treaty introduced to this house passing powers from westminster to brussels. they've seen a huge change in the european union over the last 30 years. they see a big change taking place because of the euro zone and that is why i think it's right to resell our relationship with europe and then to trust the people. >> thank you, mr. speaker. [inaudible] recent revolutions show about the secretive series abuse of powers continues with involvement of the...
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british democracy, days of john monk. 60% of the laws are in brussels. you can have this regime. it would be democratic. with you what i call the book post-democratic. they may exist. they may come out with something. it will be a post about machines because it will be based on individual rights. he'll be post-democratic. won't be antidemocratic, but it will be post-democratic, so you could have it. he wouldn't be a demas. it would be a government based on consent or liberty, but it could exist for a while. i don't think it would exist forever. >> that is your talk is very illuminating. it casts a light on things that are not open to public inspection or at least not commonly in our politics and what seems insidious about the global governance movement is precisely that it is the technical elite movement, which proceeds without implicating itself too much democratic processes. how was it that you structure a politics to a post at? it seems that these are things that viscerally generate hostile reaction everyday americans and yet there never brought to american's attention to get
british democracy, days of john monk. 60% of the laws are in brussels. you can have this regime. it would be democratic. with you what i call the book post-democratic. they may exist. they may come out with something. it will be a post about machines because it will be based on individual rights. he'll be post-democratic. won't be antidemocratic, but it will be post-democratic, so you could have it. he wouldn't be a demas. it would be a government based on consent or liberty, but it could exist...
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won't come see marshall, so september 10, 1944, i'm sorry, montgomery won't meet ike so ike flies up to brussels. he can't get off the plane because he wrenched his knee. so montgomery comes to see him, pulls out the memoranda and says did you write this? shia rubbish. essentially eisenhower says steady there, i'm the boss. it's fascinating to me how that is a typical relationship of the british and they're realizing that we are replacing them, not only in combat effectiveness but as a superpower. how eisenhower kind of let them down easily, manages that, doesn't fire montgomery authority sorely came close to do so several times. if you think i'm exaggerating eisenhower's achievement, thing, they have seniority and put george patton in that job. >> things might not done so well spent i think we would've ended up in war with the british. [laughter] >> so after world war ii, are there any heroes or is it a long story of decline? >> no, there are real heroes. there are two others in mind. when his master ridgway. probably marshall's leading producer. he began world war ii, marshall's morning briefe
won't come see marshall, so september 10, 1944, i'm sorry, montgomery won't meet ike so ike flies up to brussels. he can't get off the plane because he wrenched his knee. so montgomery comes to see him, pulls out the memoranda and says did you write this? shia rubbish. essentially eisenhower says steady there, i'm the boss. it's fascinating to me how that is a typical relationship of the british and they're realizing that we are replacing them, not only in combat effectiveness but as a...
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frankly the british public has seen treaty after treaty introduced to this house from westminster to brussels. they have seen a huge change in the european union over the last 30 years and they see a big change taking place because of the eurozone and that is why i think it's right to resettle our relationship with europe and then to trust the people. >> recent revelations show serious abuse of powers continues with the involvement of the security services. will the prime minister investigate the scandal that has ruined and continues to rent the rights of many hard-working men and women and their -- >> the honorable member quite rightly raises the issue that the opposition will be racing today and the debate and the blacklisting occurred as an onyx at the ballpark is. the previous government was all right to bring in a registration to make it unlawful. we have seen no evidence that the blacklisting regulations introduced enacted in their job in the company responsible shut down in 2009. let me say this. i do welcome the openness and frank is the opposition is using to look at something that w
frankly the british public has seen treaty after treaty introduced to this house from westminster to brussels. they have seen a huge change in the european union over the last 30 years and they see a big change taking place because of the eurozone and that is why i think it's right to resettle our relationship with europe and then to trust the people. >> recent revelations show serious abuse of powers continues with the involvement of the security services. will the prime minister...
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they have had a meeting with civil society and in brussels on the fourth of december including a review of the common position and i don't have the list of who attended the that but it's an opportunity for the ngos to attend to that. i can say that i would encourage them to do more of that. that's a beginning in the openness. >> it seems their own criteria are weekend in some aspects in the common position. do you agree that is the case? >> if so the legislation on the national positions. >> when the export licensing decisions there are some of our consolidated criteria in the minor prospectus the national security assessment and the defense interest were considerably week. >> i would like to see any substantiated arguments but that wouldn't be our view at the moment so let's have the details of that. >> there is one thing in our criteria that seems to be grounded that would otherwise be produced on the common position. >> by all means, do follow the understanding of what how we do these things. >> let's turn now to a particular aspect that has made your department committee of licenses
they have had a meeting with civil society and in brussels on the fourth of december including a review of the common position and i don't have the list of who attended the that but it's an opportunity for the ngos to attend to that. i can say that i would encourage them to do more of that. that's a beginning in the openness. >> it seems their own criteria are weekend in some aspects in the common position. do you agree that is the case? >> if so the legislation on the national...
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membership of the european union requires the working out the british hospital doctors to be set in brussels be respective of the jews of british parliamentarians and practitioners. in the same way we need to examine whether the balance is right in so many areas where the european union has legislated including on the environment, social affairs and crime. nothing should be off the table. my fourth principle is democratic accountability. we need to have a bigger and more significant role for national parliaments. there is not come in my view, a european demos. it is national part much which are and will remain the true source of her that the credit legitimacy and accountability in the european junior. it is to the bundestag that angela merkel has to answer but it is through the greek parliament that antonius so morris has to pass is governments austerity measures but and it is to the british parliament that i must attack on the eu budget negotiations, on the safeguarding our place in the single market. those are the parliaments which instill proper respect, even fear, international leaders.
membership of the european union requires the working out the british hospital doctors to be set in brussels be respective of the jews of british parliamentarians and practitioners. in the same way we need to examine whether the balance is right in so many areas where the european union has legislated including on the environment, social affairs and crime. nothing should be off the table. my fourth principle is democratic accountability. we need to have a bigger and more significant role for...
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it is his instinct to give a veto to brussels or paris or even moscow or beijing. i cannot support a secretary of defense who shows such deference. senator hagel agreed publicly that the united states is a bully. i assume that our reliance on unilateral sanctions when necessary may tp*eut his definition -- may fit his definition of bully. i cannot possibly agree. a third track of a comprehensive approach to this crucial problem is open discussion of an early preparation for military options. it has become increasingly clear over the past several years that diplomacy and sanctions alone are too weak to compel iranian compliance with the international community's demands. a frank discussion of military options and preparations give credibility to the rest of our strategy. no one should suppose that these steps mean anything other than preparing the ground for the logical necessary access to measures of last resort. at the bipartisan policy center, i participated in an exhaustive analysis of all the means and consequences of potential military action against iran's nu
it is his instinct to give a veto to brussels or paris or even moscow or beijing. i cannot support a secretary of defense who shows such deference. senator hagel agreed publicly that the united states is a bully. i assume that our reliance on unilateral sanctions when necessary may tp*eut his definition -- may fit his definition of bully. i cannot possibly agree. a third track of a comprehensive approach to this crucial problem is open discussion of an early preparation for military options. it...
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that still has to be negotiated out there in brussels. and also i think the issue of welfare. there was very deliberately by george osborne, the chancellor of the exchequer, a welfare-rating bill that would see most benefits rise by 1% for three years. that will see a huge debate between the government and labour on welfare, an unusual debate because it matters to how much money the treasury has, it matters in terms of how much money some poor and vulnerable people have, and the public really care about it. if they see it as maybe a bad government taking money away from the vulnerable or if they take the absolute opposite view, it is an almost unique political debate for its sensitivity, and it's going to explode in the coming months. it will be a huge issue. >> ross wilkens, thank you very much, indeed. now to the committee corridor where there was a grilling for the child sport secretary over what's been labeled the main line franchise fiasco. sir richard branson's virgin trains originally lost out. virgin challenged the decision, and the outcome was scrapped when serious fl
that still has to be negotiated out there in brussels. and also i think the issue of welfare. there was very deliberately by george osborne, the chancellor of the exchequer, a welfare-rating bill that would see most benefits rise by 1% for three years. that will see a huge debate between the government and labour on welfare, an unusual debate because it matters to how much money the treasury has, it matters in terms of how much money some poor and vulnerable people have, and the public really...
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they had a meeting with civil society in brussels on the fourth of december including the review of the commons. i'm not sure i don't have here the list of who attended that, but there was an opportunity for ngos to attend that. i can't say i'll encourage them to do more of that. that's a beginning in openness and wider discussions. put to us, interestingly, that the u.k.'s only own consolidated criteria are weaker in some aspects than the european union's common position. now, do you agree? is that the case? if so, do you have any proposals to introduce legislation to fight our national positions to make them in line with european union's common position? >> i have not seen anything. my officials mite want to comment, but as far as i can see, the licenseing and provisions of the common position, there are some -- that the wording of our consolidated criteria bitters in some my -- differs in some minor respects. >> i don't think we're told it was minor. we were told issues of national security assessments and defaced interests will considerably weaken, were the words of a particular. >>
they had a meeting with civil society in brussels on the fourth of december including the review of the commons. i'm not sure i don't have here the list of who attended that, but there was an opportunity for ngos to attend that. i can't say i'll encourage them to do more of that. that's a beginning in openness and wider discussions. put to us, interestingly, that the u.k.'s only own consolidated criteria are weaker in some aspects than the european union's common position. now, do you agree? is...